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08-29-2014, 07:11 PM
I still need too clean it up a bit but it was a fun afternoon project and I can see making a few more once I get some proper stock. The blade is a broken power hacksaw blade with an old deer horn I had for the handle.

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08-29-2014, 09:48 PM
Cool. Could you outline your hardening and tempering routine, please? It would help any thinking of trying the same thing.
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08-30-2014, 01:03 AM (This post was last modified: 08-30-2014, 01:05 AM by Shawn.)
I didn't bother to anneal the hacksaw blade first. I was careful to not overheat it while grinding the profile and I used a dremell tool to grind out the two holes for the handle. I just checked the edge and a file still skates over the steel so my grind didn't get to hot. It was a fun project though and I'll be ordering some O1 plate to have another go.

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